jaguar on patrol

squirl033squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins
edited April 18, 2010 in Wildlife
the jaguar at Woodland Park actually offered a photo op on Saturday... shot through glass, so not the clearest image i've ever taken, but it came out okay considering the reflections and the finger- and noseprints all over the glass! :p 40D, 100-400 @ 180mm, 1/250 @ f/8...

Jaguar4368sm.jpg
~ Rocky
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    Very good Rocky. clap.gif I've taken some zoo shots and know too well how hard it is to shoot through that glass.
    Harry
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  • Sachis2112Sachis2112 Registered Users Posts: 63 Big grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    Oh wow. What an impressive cat! Nice capture!
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  • squirl033squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2010
    thanks, guys... usually this cat is either sleeping under a rock, or out of sight, so i was glad to get a shot of her up and out in the open! :D
    ~ Rocky
    "Out where the rivers like to run, I stand alone, and take back something worth remembering..."
    Three Dog Night

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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2010
    clap.gif Well done! Not really knowing much about jaguars, I would have assumed that was a leopard.
    Mike Helbig

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  • skysailorskysailor Registered Users Posts: 139 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2010
    Really disappointing. I was hoping to see a 1968 XKE!
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  • squirl033squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2010
    skysailor wrote:
    Really disappointing. I was hoping to see a 1968 XKE!

    but then i would've had to post it in a different forum... :D
    ~ Rocky
    "Out where the rivers like to run, I stand alone, and take back something worth remembering..."
    Three Dog Night

    www.northwestnaturalimagery.com
  • JenGraceJenGrace Registered Users Posts: 1,229 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2010
    I have such a hard time with glass in zoos! It gets so scratched and cloudy and smudged with greasy childrens' noseprints! You did a fantastic job with the jaguar. Predators are usually so lethargic during zoo hours they don't make for very interesting subjects much of the time. rolleyes1.gif
    Jen

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